2024-01-08 04:15:50
América de Cali does not stop in its efforts to put together a competitive squad for 2024. This is how before it ended this Sunday, January 7, the Valle del Cauca red team announced a new signing for its ranks through its social networks. The new addition of the ‘mechita’ is Alexis Zapata.
The midfielder, 28 years old and originally from Medellín, comes to reinforce the midfield of the team that is led by Lucas González. The footballer comes from Ecuadorian football, from Emelec.
“He dresses in red! Alexis Zapata arrives to reinforce the ‘scarlet’ midfield in 2024. Welcome to the passion of a people,” América de Cali wrote on their social platforms and the same information was accompanied by a photograph of the player Antioqueño wearing the colors of the Valle del Cauca team.
In that order of ideas, América de Cali has made its squad with good names for this current year. In addition to the arrival of Alexis Zapata, the Valle del Cauca red has also confirmed the Venezuelan goalkeeper Joel Graterol, the defender Óscar Hernández, the full-back Nilson Castrillón, the winger Edwar López and Jeison Palacios, in addition to the renewals of Adrián Ramos and Luis Paz.
In recent days, the new president of América de Cali, Marcela Gómez, had said in a press conference regarding the positions to be reinforced in the ‘scarlet’ club the following: “We still have two or three pending positions, that those are the that we are in the negotiation process. Among those there is obviously a forward who works with Adrián (Ramos), we continue working to put together a roster that is competitive. We are waiting for a forward, a center back and a midfielder as well.”
Alexis Zapata’s sports career
At 28 years old, the midfielder from Medellín has plenty of experience in national and international football. Alexis Zapata began his sporting career at Envigado Fútbol Club and later emigrated to Italian football and in that nation he wore the shirts of Udinese, Sassuolo and Perugia. Later he returned to Colombia and signed for Millonarios, then he had another spell in Envigado and continued his career in Ecuadorian soccer with Emelec.
He has also participated with the youth teams of the Colombian National Team.
When does América debut in the Colombian soccer League I-2024?
Those led by Lucas González will make their debut against Águilas Doradas at home, on January 21, at the Pascual Guerrero stadium.
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